Whitelipped eel catfish (Paraplotosus albilabris)

Scientific name: Paraplotosus albilabris Valenciennes, 1840

Whitelipped eel catfish (Paraplotosus albilabris)

The Whitelipped eel catfish (Paraplotosus albilabris) is a brackish-water fish of the family Plotosidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Indo-Australian Archipelago.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 1; Dorsal soft rays: 97-115; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 78 - 95. Differs from Paraplotosus butleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and shorter nasal barbels, rounded pectoral fin shape, fewer upper procurrent caudal fin rays, and fewer gill rakers. Differs from P. muelleri in having a shorter dorsal fin and smaller eye. Color highly variable, ranging from pale grey or yellowish brown to dark brown, nearly blackish, sometimes with pronounced dark mottling; generally whitish on belly and ventral part of head; fins brown to blackish, frequently darker than body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraplotosus albilabris
Family
Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
134
Common length
40.0
Depth range
0–10 m (0–33 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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